Sentences with phrase «powerful advocate of»

His apparently impending departure would rob Facebook of an authoritative and trusted voice just as the company needs it most, and remove a powerful advocate of privacy rights from Facebook's executive team.

Das was a critic of religious fundamentalism, a strong advocate of science and a powerful advocate of freedom of speech and expression.

Arthur Laffer, member of Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board from 1981 - 89 and powerful advocate of supply - side economics, constructed the «Laffer Curve» to support the trickle - down approach of the Reagan (and Bush) tax cuts.

He's a «First Amendment absolutist» who believes nothing should be censored, and a powerful advocate of the rights of the unborn and the disabled.

p Importantly, as a bulk fuel purchaser it would have deeper understanding of the fuel business and, depending on its scale, it could be a more powerful advocate of motorists» rights by bargaining for cheaper petrol for them.

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The film clips gathered in Syria's Torture Machine depict graphic acts of torture and the horrific injuries that result; powerful images capable of causing even the most ardent of pacifists to advocate force.

By helping your employees build that brand rather than squelching individuality, you can build an army of very powerful advocates,» says Ted Rubin, author of Return on Relationship #RonR and Dynamic Signal adviser.

There is no more powerful form of word - of - mouth marketing than a band of loyal brand advocate customers.

With national security driving the debate, Democrats see a more powerful argument than simply advocating the need to curb gun violence in a country of 320 million that has more than 310 million weapons.

Their small size and no - frills approach to customer acquisition allowed them to focus on creating and perfecting a product that their users loved, turning millions of customers into powerful advocates and word - of - mouth advertisers.

Dissecting the marketing playbooks of successful product producers including Nike, Red Bull, Steve Jobs, and Dr. Dre, guerrilla marketer Al Lautenslager delivers an education on maintaining marketing momentum and developing the most powerful sales team you'll ever have — loyal customers who advocate your brand and champion everything you sell.

That means Millennials can become especially powerful cross-generational advocates of brands — as well as influential critics.

By Doug Stephens Something I've spent nearly a decade of my life passionately advocating and exploring is my deeply held belief that physical retail stores are transitioning from being primarily a distribution channel for products to becoming a powerful media channel for branded experiences and stories.

For those of you who've followed me on twitter @sfemerick or read my blog or book, The Most Powerful Brand on Earth, you know I believe the most successful brand advocates are those who gain visibility and trust by sharing their expertise, and the most successful brands are those who build systems around these experts to align and scale impact for the brand.

Duke became a powerful advocate for those suffering mental health issues, and became so admired in Hollywood for her body of work that she was elected President of the Screen Actors Guild.

He had to be destroyed because a band of powerful and well - connected men could not tolerate the world He advocated.

Still, there was a time when Dawkins enjoyed a deserved reputation for his contributions to the popular exposition of evolutionary science and theory without yet having acquired his entirely undeserved reputation as a powerful advocate for atheism.

What you seem to advocate is something that only acknowledges the free will of the powerful.

The various institutions we have formed and called churches over the years have at times been powerful advocates for such works of love.

Seriously though, there is a sense within your committee, and among other frontline advocates and activists, that food sovereignty in Australia and AFSA in particular is on the verge of a genuinely powerful mass movement - a shift in the way people relate to food, agriculture and the environment.

Rather than struggling to conform to an idealized concept of an all - powerful, all - giving mother while under threat of causing permanent damage to their children, Dally advocated for mothers increasing their self - knowledge.

Now advocates have a powerful tool to help them: a new procurement policy that helps put core values at the center of school food purchasing.

Growing up in a family of many women, Michele learned that women are powerful nurturers of families and she has been a passionate advocate for women's issues for as long as she can remember.

Many breastfeeding advocates enjoy the powerful feeling of protest, the standing in solidarity to support breastfeeding mothers and babies.

When I was a coalition leader advocating for a New York state bill that would mandate healthier school food nutrition standards, I came up against the powerful New York chapter of the School Nutrition Association (SNA).

While vocal advocates can be powerful (as school food blogger Bettina Elias Siegel recently discussed on The Lunch Tray), you certainly don't have to be an outspoken, fist - waving proponent of healthy school food to further the cause.

Similarly most of the TV events have been declared as «draws» even though it seems, at least to this particular viewer, that the Remain advocates have put forward an overwhelmingly powerful economic case.

«I am proud to have earned the endorsement of the Working Families Party, a powerful coalition of progressive organizations and advocates with whom I've worked closely for more than a decade,» said Kavanagh.

Which is, frankly, a very powerful argument in my opinion,» the governor said, noting that other housing advocates complain that even Mr. de Blasio's plan would not create enough new low - cost apartments to compensate for the loss of tax revenues.

He's the most powerful politician in the state and his embrace of the concept «immediately makes it viable,» said transit advocate Jon Orcutt.

McMahon is taking up the Volcker rule issue as many bank lobbyists have expressed frustration that Sen. Chuck Schumer, perhaps Wall Street's most powerful advocate in Washington, has been publicly silent on many aspects of the fin reg bill legislation currently in Congress.

Having partnered with Brian for years when he served in the State Assembly, I know he will a powerful advocate for our community by funding and promoting equity and diversity in our public schools, preserving and expanding affordable housing, and promoting services for seniors and New Yorkers of all ages.»

We feel he will be a powerful advocate for struggling families and communities of color.

Opposing the convention is a broad array of powerful interest groups — including most of state's unions and environmental advocates — who argue that it would give business interests and other well - financed groups an avenue to weaken existing labor and environmental protections.

The Clinton trust campaign is turning to powerful advocates, chief among them President Barack Obama, to vouch for the Democratic candidate shadowed by an FBI investigation on the brink of her presidential nomination.

BUt when it comes to reforming Albany, the advocates have some powerful partners, not the least of which is the New York Times, which editorialized today that «the need for reform goes far beyond the budget» and urged Cuomo to «immediately — next week — introduce an omnibus ethics reform bill.»

The Police Benevolent Association advocated for the purchase of AR - 15s, which fire a more powerful bullet, but management decided to buy a rifle that uses the same.40 caliber bullet as the handguns officers use already.

And so the two houses of the Legislature aligned against each other, each backed by a powerful interest group: charter school advocates who have contributed generously to Senate Republicans (and Gov. Andrew Cuomo) and teachers» unions that are core supporters of Assembly Democrats, and see charter schools as a persistent threat.

It was a powerful speech, not least because it managed to sound like a «full throated assault from the left» (see 4.55 pm) while also advocating an acceptance of the coalition's overall spending limits.

«Last week, the Executive Board made a powerful statement with its endorsement of Zephyr Teachout for governor and Tim Wu for Lt. Gov.. Their history of advocating for middle - class values and their insight into the political arena can make a difference.

And, of course, the most powerful point is that all this reform is advocated by parties who'd gain from it the most, with the LDs wanting AV or some form of PR, anything to take the decision of the election from the electorate to the centre - party kingmakers, who'd have the sayregardless of the electorates» wishes.

The commission will have subpoena power and includes, among others, Robert Abrams, the former state attorney general; Cuomo aide Benjamin Lawsky, who heads up the Department of Financial Services; John Dyson, the former NYPA chairman; former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green; Cuomo ally and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice; and Rev. Floyd Flake, the politically powerful pastor of Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral in Queens.

The pundits and pollsters, and high cost political consultants will benefit from a primary, but the rest of us are glad to support a progressive, effective young legislator who is reaching out to her new constituents, listening and learning in order to be a powerful advocate for all New Yorkers.

He was also an incredible speaker and a powerful, nationally recognized advocate of progressive ideals.

«There were a few advocates who fought tirelessly for universal pre-k, spending most of this year passing out flyers, making phone calls, attending press conferences, talking to our friends and converting friends and supporters — demonstrating the sort of grassroots activism that proves too powerful for politicians to ignore.

That «group selection» model of evolution was developed further by later scientists, and it found powerful advocates such as the leading naturalist Konrad Lorenz.

With the House in Republican hands, some of the climate issue's most vocal advocates have been dislodged from their powerful perches, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman.

A well - trained health coach acts as a guide and ally, helping you create new, healthy habits, let go of unhealthy behaviors, transform your health goals into realities, and ultimately become their own most powerful advocate.

Washington, a superstar voice of white - friendly compromise, advocated vocational training for blacks as the nation's laborers and domestic servants — while he hobnobbed with powerful industrialists.

For over twenty years now, from the dawn of DVD to the rise of 4K Ultra HD, The Digital Bits has been a powerful advocate for home media enthusiasts online.